Blog

We pay the invoice for every model we ship, so we measure before we write. Every number here has a date and a method.

• 2026-10-20

  How to Make an AI Hug Video from Photos: One Photo vs Two Photos

  We tested one joint photo and two separate photos in 16 AI hug videos, with price, waits, failures and a clear input choice.

• 2026-10-20

  Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Review: Faster Drafts, but 1.5 Still Wins the Final Cut

  We measured Grok Lite against Video 1.5 on speed, sound, text and faces. Lite finished first in 5 of 7 pairs, while 1080p cost more on October 20, 2026.

• 2026-08-26

  Qwen Image vs Nano Banana 2 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite: which is better? 11 prompts tested

  11 identical prompts, one platform. Qwen Image is 12 credits vs 3 for Nano Banana 2 and 9 for Seedream, wins Chinese text, then swaps the person in edits.

• 2026-08-23

  Seedream 5.0 Lite vs Nano Banana 2: which is better? 20 prompts tested

  Seedream returns 2048px for 9 credits, Nano Banana 2 returns 1024px for 3. 20 identical prompts: text, counting, editing, realism. Every image published.

• 2026-08-20

  Best AI anime video generator in 2026: Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 tested on five disciplines

  We tested Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 on five anime disciplines. 38 real runs, every clip and invoice published.

• 2026-08-12

  MiniMax H3 review (Hailuo 03): native audio, 2K output, and what a run really costs

  The rare video model that ships its own audio track. We measured 2K at 2560×1440, $1.9 for a 10-second run, and how reference video adds billed seconds.

• 2026-08-10

  Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0: the upgrade is input flexibility, and the 3x bill nobody warns you about

  Input flexibility is the upgrade, not pixels: 30 images, 10 videos, 30s takes. One reference clip lifts the bill 2.2x to 3.2x, on an undocumented rule.